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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 29, 2017Stewart County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 29, 2017, 3:26 PM EDT for Stewart County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 29, 2017, 3:26 PM EDT (19:26 UTC)
Expired: May 29, 2017, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 40

County Stewart County, GA

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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 29, 12:08 PM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 12:08 PM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 4:34 AM EDT, 10 hours 52 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
434 AM EDT Mon May 29 2017

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-300845-
Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa-
Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta-
Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel-
Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene-
Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson-
Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon-
Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray-
Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach-
Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton-
Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs-
Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren-
Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes-
Wilkinson-
434 AM EDT Mon May 29 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

A few thunderstorms may become severe mainly this afternoon and
evening.

A frontal boundary will approach north Georgia today...giving
increased chances for showers and thunderstorms. Afternoon heating
will help to support a few strong to severe thunderstorms with
damaging wind gusts and large hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

A moist and unstable air mass will remain over north and central
Georgia through the period. There will be a chance of showers and
thunderstorms each day...a few storms possibly severe.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged
to submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to
weather.gov/atlanta.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 29, 2:32 PM EDT, 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 29, 2:52 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 29, 3:02 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 29, 3:04 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
304 PM EDT MON MAY 29 2017

GAZ052-053-066>068-078-291930-
Harris GA-Coweta GA-Troup GA-Heard GA-Meriwether GA-Pike GA-
304 PM EDT MON MAY 29 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN HARRIS...SOUTHWESTERN
COWETA...TROUP...SOUTHEASTERN HEARD...MERIWETHER AND SOUTHWESTERN
PIKE COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...

At 304 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Hogansville, or 10
miles northeast of Lagrange...moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Winds 40 to 50 mph...pea sized hail...frequent lightning
           and heavy rain.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light...unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
           street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Newnan, Lagrange, Hamilton, Greenville, Hogansville, Grantville, Pine
Mountain, Woodbury, Luthersville, Warm Springs, Moreland, Molena,
Lone Oak, Gay, East Newnan, Corinth, F.d. Roosevelt State Park,
Mountville, Louise and Odessadale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3269 8503 3317 8513 3342 8476 3304 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 228DEG 42KT 3313 8490

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...50MPH

Special weather statement, May 29, 3:22 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 29, 3:26 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 29, 2:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta, Harris, Heard, Meriwether, Troup	24 min
May 29, 2:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	28 min
May 29, 2:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fulton	23 min
May 29, 2:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton	34 min
May 29, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Schley	28 min
May 29, 3:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta, Meriwether, Troup	26 min
May 29, 3:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb	23 min
May 29, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether	30 min
May 29, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Houston, Peach	31 min
May 29, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke	28 min
May 29, 3:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart, Webster	26 min
May 29, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar, Pike, Spalding, Upson	32 min
May 29, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Henry	29 min
May 29, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	41 min
May 29, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Madison	38 min
May 29, 4:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	37 min
May 29, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar, Monroe	29 min
May 29, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Wilkes	36 min
May 29, 4:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper	31 min
May 29, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oglethorpe	42 min
May 29, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield	41 min
May 29, 5:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Warren	25 min
May 29, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene, Morgan	45 min
May 29, 5:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Greene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe	45 min
May 29, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	28 min
May 29, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Jones	26 min
May 29, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	63 min
May 29, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hancock	30 min
May 29, 6:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen	28 min
May 29, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Wilkes	41 min
May 29, 6:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Laurens, Treutlen	14 min
May 29, 6:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Treutlen	28 min
May 29, 7:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Whitfield	25 min
May 29, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	27 min

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